Job summary
- Main area
- Maternity
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 374-LB5125
- Employer
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Conquest Hospital
- Town
- St Leonards-On-Sea
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 pa pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/02/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Maternity Nursery Nurse
Band 4
We are proud to provide ‘Outstanding’ care and be a great place to work.
East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust provides safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to the half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £568 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex.
Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000+ dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. The Conquest Hospital in Hastings and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’ Our two acute hospitals have Emergency Departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services.
Recently the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ (BFF) programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to redevelop and expand our hospitals at Eastbourne, Hastings and Bexhill, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality hospital and community care to over half a million people living in East Sussex and those who visit our local area.
We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex with an annual income of £650 million and we are the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive health services are provided by over 8,000 dedicated members of staff working from two acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites across East Sussex, and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being Caring and Effective. Conquest Hospital and our Community Services were rated ‘Outstanding’ and Eastbourne DGH was rated ‘Good’.
Our two acute hospitals have emergency departments and provide 24 hour a day care, offering a comprehensive range of surgical, medical, outpatient and maternity services, supported by a full range of diagnostic and therapy services. Our centre for trauma services and obstetrics is at Conquest Hospital, while our centre for urology and stroke services is at Eastbourne DGH. At Bexhill Hospital we offer a range of outpatient, day surgery, rehabilitation and intermediate care services. At Rye, Winchelsea and District Memorial Hospital we offer outpatients, rehabilitation and intermediate services. At Uckfield Community Hospital we provide day surgery and outpatient care.
In the community, we deliver services that focus on people with long term conditions living well outside hospital, through our integrated locality teams working with district and community nursing teams. Community members of staff also provide care to patients in their homes and from a number of clinics, health centres and GP surgeries.
Job overview
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You will work within multidisciplinary maternity team working under the supervision and guidance of registered midwives/nurses and other health professionals. You will have a key role in supporting and educating parents during the early postnatal period by assisting parents and registered midwives/nurses to provide holistic care for newborn infants. You will be able to provide planned transitional care for the sick baby and participate in the provision of a high standard of nursing care for the neonate through support, guidance, advice and assistance for the parents and the family within the post-natal ward.
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Main duties of the job
- On a daily basis provide care for the babies including baby baths, nappy changing, eye care.
- Perform daily physical checks of babies and document findings/care into the baby care record. Report any concerns to the Nurse/Midwife in charge.
- Care of babies with special needs such as congenital abnormalities such as babies with a cleft palate needing specialist feeding and babies undergoing drug withdrawal.
- Complete routine clinical observations and neonatal abstinence scoring when required.
- Providing feeding support according to parental wishes, including teaching and assisting with breast feeding, expressing and sterilising.
- Care of baby with Neonatal Jaundice undergoing phototherapy including collection of SBR blood samples and monitoring as per guideline.
- Performing blood tests on newborns for blood glucose monitoring and utilising the result to inform care planning.
- Undertaking oxygen saturation monitoring as appropriate.
- Providing parent education for the care of the newborn as appropriate.
Full and part time positions considered
Working for our organisation
We provide safe, compassionate and high quality care to half a million people living or visiting East Sussex. We are one of the largest organisations in East Sussex, the only integrated provider of acute and community care in Sussex. Our extensive services are provided by 7000 + members of staff working from acute hospitals in Hastings and Eastbourne, three community hospitals in Bexhill, Rye and Uckfield, over 100 community sites and in people’s own homes.
In 2020 the Care Quality Commission rated us as ‘Good’ overall, and ‘Outstanding’ for being caring and effective. The Conquest Hospital and our Community Services are rated ‘Outstanding’. Eastbourne DGH rated ‘Good’.
In 2020, the Trust launched its ambitious ‘Building for our Future’ programme. This once in a lifetime programme aims to repair, redevelop and expand our hospitals, transforming the environment in which we provide care for generations to come.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the job description attached.
If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Good level of general education including Maths and English
- NNEB or equivalent level of relevant knowledge and experience
- Evidence of continued professional development to diploma level or equivalent level of knowledge and experience
Desirable criteria
- NVQ level 2 and level 3 qualification in relevant subject
- Child Protection qualification
Experience
Essential criteria
- At least 1 year experience working in child care preferably with unwell children
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of working in the NHS or similar organisation
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Claire Croft
- Job title
- Frank Shaw Matron
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 131 450
- Additional information
Working hours 08.00 - 16.00 Mon - Fri unless working clinically, responsive to emails.
Claire Croft 0300 131 450 ext 773557
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